Tool for giving a permanent wave to hair



Aug. 2, 1932. GAY 1,869,682

TOOL FOR GIVING A PERMANENT WAVE TO HAIR Filed June 20, 1931 L x. 15 is 1 15.2. 1 6oo'q ;aoodb6 J l1 i7 10 \f/ fl Patented Aug. 2, 1932 UNITE STATES PATET ANDRE M. GAY, OF WEST NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS TOOL FOR GIVING A PERMANENT WAVE TO HAIR This invention relates to tools for waving or curling hair and has for its object the production of a simple but effective tool of this character which may be used to advan- 5 tags in the marcel waving of ladies hair.

' This object is attained bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, one preferred form thereof illustrated in the draWing,-this form having been found to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is tojbe understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and i5 organized, and the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described except as required by the scope of the appended claims. Of the drawing:

Figure 1 represents an elevation of a tool embodying the principles of the present invent-ion. V

. Figure 2 represents a plan of same.

Figure 3 represents an elevation of a modified form of tool.

Figure 4 represents a plan of same.

Figure 5 represents a section on line 5, 5,

I on Fig. 3 drawn to an enlarged scale, and

an Figure 6 represents an elevation of a portion of the tool showing the manner of winding a tress of hair thereon.

.Similar characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawmg.

In the drawing, 10 is a rod, preferably cylindrical, having at one end a slit 11 and near the opposite end a transverse hole 12.

Betweenthe slit 11 and the hole 12 are a plurality of laterally extending pins or pegs 13.

The hole 12 is adapted to receive another tying member which may be a string or a flexible wire 14:, such as is shown in Fig. 4: of the drawing.

In Figures 3 to 5 inclusive is shown a modified form of tool in which the pins or pegs 13 are formed integral with a central fiat sided member 15, these pins or pegs 18 extending only from one edge thereof.

One end of this flat sided member 15 is provided with a string receiving slit 11. 3 Secured to the opposite faces of the fiat sided member 15 are expansible tapered metal elements 16 the smaller ends of said members being adjacent the slitted end of the fiat 3 sided member 15.

Preferably the expansion elements 16 are secured to the fiat sided member 15 by means of tubular rivets 17, through which a string or the metal wire 14 may be passed.

When hair is wound upon the tool and heat is applied thereto the expansion element 16 will move outwardly from contact with the fiat sided member 15 and stretch the hair While the permanent wave is being efiected therein.

In using the tool a string is placed around a tress of hair about one-half of an inch from the scalp and then the string is placed through the slit 11. v

This string is then wound around the rod 10 and the string is again placed in the slit 11, pains being taken to see that the string is tight around both the hair and the tool.

When fine hair is being wound on the tool it ais preferable to wet the same but in all other 5 cases dry winding is sufficient.

The operator thenta-kes the hair between his fingers and commences to wind the hair around the tool, starting winding around to 5 the right of the first pin or peg 13a, stretching the hair good and hard during this proc ess.

The tress of hair goes to the rear of the first pin 13a and then is first passed to the front of the rod 10 and then to the rear therei of, as indicated in Fig. 6 of the drawing.

It is then wound to the frontof the pin 18b and then first to the rear of the rod 10 and then to the front thereof.

From this point it is wound to the rear of 10a the pin 130 and then to the front of the rod 10, passing to the rear of said rod and around the front of the pin 13d.

The winding continues in the same manner, each alternate loop of hair being in the front of the rod 10 and rear of the pin 13, while the intermediate loops of hair are in the rear of the rod 10 and in front of pins 13, all as clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the draw-- mg.

lVhen the hair has been wound around the last pin 13, it i stretched tightly and then tied to the last pin 13 and the rod 10, by means of a string or by means of the flexible wire l l which is adapted to be Wrapped tightly around the tress of hair and retain .the hair in position.

The tool and the hair wound thereon is then wrapped with a suitable padding and the padding is locked in position to prevent it from unwinding.

Preferably the wrapping is slightly moist when wrapped tightly around the tool and the hair.

Subsequently heat is applied to the tool and hair in the usual manner for several minutes, and when the wrapping is removed the tress of hair will have had imparted thereto a plurality of waves which will last for an indefinite period.

Such a tool as is herein shown and described is very cheaply constructed, very effective in operation and by winding the tress of hair thereon in the manner described a more permanent wave is effected therein than has been possible to obtain heretofore.

It is believed that the operation and many advantages of the invention will be understood without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim.

1. A tool of the character described comprising a cylindrical rod having a transverse slit in one end and a plurality of parallel cylindrical projections permanently secured thereto and extending laterally from one side only in a single row.

2. A tool of the character described comprising a cylindrical rod having a transverse slit in one end and a plurality of parallel cylindrical pins permanently secured there to and extending laterally from one side only, said pins being in .a single row and of equal diameter throughout their length.

3. A tool of the character described comprisinga solid cylindrical rod provided with a transverse slit at one end and a transverse hole near the opposite end extending from side to side thereofand having a plurality of alined cylindrical pins permanently secured thereto and projecting later-allyfrom one side only between said slit and hole.

i. A tool of the character described comprising a solid cylindrical rod provided with a transverse slit at one end and a tying means near the opposite end and having a plurality of alined pins permanently secured thereto and projecting laterally from one side only between said slit and tying means said pins being of equal diameter throughout their length and in a single row.

5. A tool of the character described comprising a solid cylindrical member provided with a transverse slot at one end and a flexible hair holding member near the opposite end and having a plurality of alined pins of equal diameter throughout their length projecting laterally from one side only between said slit and holding means, said pins being in a single row and permanently secured to said cylindrical member.

6. A tool of the character described comprising a flatsided member provided with a slit at one end and a pluralityof alined projections extending only from one edge thereof, and having secured to the oppositefaces and near the outer end thereof a pair of tapered metal elements smaller at the ends nearest said slit.

7. A tool of the character described comprising a flat sidedmember provided with a slit at oneend and a plurality "of alined .projections extending only from one edge thereof, a tapered metal element on each side of said member, with the smallest end nearest said slit, and tubular rivets extending through the largest ends of said elements and through said member.

8. A tool of the character described comprising a flat sided member provided on one edge only with a plurality of alined projections, and means secured at one end thereof to said member and adapted to move outyvardly from said member when subjected to ieat.

9. A tool of the character described comprising a flat sided member provided on one edge only with a plurality of alined projections, and expanding means secured to the opposite faces of said member.

10. A tool of the character described co.m prising a solid cylindricalrod having permanently secured thereto a plurality of parallel pins extending laterally from one side only, said pins being elongated and of equal diameter throughout their lengths.

11. A tool of the character described comprising a solid cylindrical member provided at opposite ends with means for connecting thereto hair-tying cords and having between said means a plurality of cylindrical pins permanently secured thereto and disposed in a single row and extending from one side only of said member.

12. A tool of the character described comprising a solid cylindrical member provided at opposite ends with means for connecting thereto hair-tying cords and having between said means a plurality of cylindrical pins permanently secured thereto and disposed in a .roo

single row and extending from one side only of said member, said pins being of equal d1- ameter throughout their length.

13. A tool of the character described comprising a solid cylindrical member having permanently secured thereto a plurality of alined pins of equal diameter throughout their length and extending from one side only of said member, and a flexible hair-tying member secured to said member near one end thereof.

Signed by me at 294 Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts, this 19th day of June,

ANDRE M. GAY. 

